Biden calls for humanitarian ‘pause’ in Israel-Hamas war
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Joe Biden said he thought there should be a humanitarian…
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D-backs’ Zac Gallen loses World Series no-hit bid on Corey Seager’s leadoff single in 7th inning
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen spent six innings looking like Don Larsen, the possibility of a World Series no-hitter…
Continue Reading Officer charged in Elijah McClain’s death says he feared for his life after disputed gun grab
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A police officer charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of…
Continue Reading Uruguay’s foreign minister resigns following leak of audios related to a passport scandal
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Uruguay’s foreign minister has resigned shortly after audio messages were…
Continue Reading Crowds gather near funeral home, lay flowers as former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is laid to rest
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press HEFEI, China (AP) — Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people gathered Thursday near a state…
Continue Reading Ex-Rep. Trent Franks, who offered aide $5million to have his child, is running for Congress again
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Congressman Trent Franks, who resigned in 2017 after two female staffers said he offered them money in exchange for…
Continue Reading A strong earthquake has shaken the Timor region of Indonesia but no deaths, injuries reported
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has shaken Indonesia’s Timor island, causing panic and light damages to several…
Continue Reading Montana’s psychiatric hospital is poorly run and neglect has hastened patient deaths, lawsuit says
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed this week argues that Montana’s psychiatric hospital has…
Continue Reading Some Republicans still press for changes to further protect Georgia voting system amid criticism
By JEFF AMY Associated Pres ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are pushing for further changes to protect against security…
Continue Reading Railroad automatic braking system needs improvement to prevent more derailments, safety board says
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs…
Continue Reading Extremists kill 37 villagers in latest attack in Nigeria’s hard-hit northeast
By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Extremists in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 37 villagers in two different attacks,…
Continue Reading Cornell University student accused of posting online threats about Jewish students appears in court
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held…
Continue Reading Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced…
Continue Reading Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that can move during hard turns and cause a fire
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful…
Continue Reading Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and…
Continue Reading Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing loses defense lawyer ahead of arraignment on murder charge
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The former street gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas has lost his…
Continue Reading Escalating violence threatens Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico’s northern Sonora state
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A manhunt is ongoing in northern Mexico after state police were ambushed driving out of Santa…
Continue Reading Real estate industry facing pushback to longstanding rules setting agent commissions on home sales
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A series of court challenges seek to upend longstanding real estate industry practices that…
Continue Reading Biden and the first lady will travel to Maine to mourn with the community after the mass shooting
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will visit Maine later this week to mourn with…
Continue Reading Brazil to militarize key airports, ports and borders in a crackdown on organized crime
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some…
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Britney Spears’ memoir a million seller after just one week since its release
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” has sold 1.1 million copies through its first…
Continue Reading US Marshals releases its first report on shootings by officers
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marshals have for the first time released data on shots fired by their officers…
Continue Reading New Jersey governor spent $12K on stadium events, including a Taylor Swift concert
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Politico reports New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tapped into a taxpayer-financed expense account for nearly $12,000 at MetLife…
Continue Reading Schumer and other Senate Democrats call for a federal probe of huge oil deals by Exxon and Chevron
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are urging federal…
Continue Reading Jury selected after almost 10 months for rapper Young Thug’s trial on gang, racketeering charges
ATLANTA (AP) — A jury has been selected for the trial of Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug and several others accused of participating in a criminal…
Continue Reading ‘A curse to be a parent in Gaza’: More than 3,600 Palestinian children killed in just 3 weeks of war
By ISABEL DEBRE and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 3,600 Palestinian children were killed in the first…
Continue Reading Speaker Mike Johnson signals that Ukraine aid, coupled with border security, is next on GOP agenda
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will consider a fresh aid…
Continue Reading Pope Francis says he’ll spend 3 days in Dubai for COP28 climate conference
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he will go to Dubai for three days during the COP28 climate conference…
Continue Reading Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
By TERRY SPENCER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has indicated she may delay the start of…
Continue Reading Confusion, frustration and hope at Gaza’s border with Egypt as first foreign passport-holders depart
By NAJIB JOBAIN and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of foreign passport-holders and dozens of other seriously…
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